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ADVICE  TO 

YOING  ANGLERS 


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By  Henry  Guy  Garleton 


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Y  advice  to  young  anglers  may  be  given  freely  and 
with  joy.  I  have  found  that  old  anglers  do  not 
usually  take  my  advice  except  with  some  such 
vicious  remark  as  "Wha-at!  Have  you  Just  got 
onto  thatf"  or  "My  dear  boy,  I  got  over  that  tom- 
fool notion  twenty  years  ago;"  or  else  they  listen 
to  what  I  have  to  say,  look  at  me  with  almost 
human  intelligence,  then  burst  out  in  loud,  hoarse 
laughter,  and  leave  the  room. 

"Angling"  signifies  the  art  of  decoying  a  living 

fish  in  his  element  by  means  of  a  natural  or  artificial 

bait.    Decoying  bullfrogs  with  red  flannel,  or  catch- 

-f^g^e^ches  by  persuading  a  small,  innocent  boy  to  swim  through  the  infested 

pond,  are  both  rare  old  sports,  but  are  not  mentioned  by  any  of  the  authorities. 

There  are  two  requisites  for  the  art  of  angling,  one  being  to  buy  your  tackle 

and  the  other  to  find  the  fish.    The  combination  of  tackle  and  fish  is  what  makes 

up  three-fourths  of  the  fun. 

Tackle  is  of  various  kinds,  solid  and  fluid.    Fluid  tackle  costs  $4  a  gallon, 
but  no  dealer  will  warrant  it  to  last. 

The  young  angler  must  first  provide  himself  with  a  rod  or  a  fish-pole.    A 
fish-pole  costs  from  $3.42  down,  and  a  rod  from  $4  up. 


The  Rod 


Rods  are  not  sold  by  weight.  I  have  seen  a  fine  white  pine  rod,  12  feet  long, 
two  inches  thick  and  as  full  of  life  as  a  billiard  cue,  sell  for  $3.65,  while  a  rod 
■A\\y  10^  feet  long,  and  not  weighing  over  four  ounces,  costs  $30. 

A  good  rod  will  last  an  angler  many  years.  I  knew  a  man  once  who  had  a 
d^h-pole  for  which  he  only  paid  $1.25,  but  which  lasted  his  lifetime.  He  went 
fishing  the  day  he  got  it  and  became  drowned.     I  have  a  $3  pole  which  was 


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presented  to  me  in  1874  and  is  still  in  good  condition!    Thijs  is  partly  due  to 
excellent  care  of  tlie  pole,  and  partly  because  I  have  never  used  it. 

The  best  rod  is  the  split  bamboo.  A  young  angler  may  purchase  an  ordi- 
nary bamboo  and  get  an  industrious  pickerel  or  cat-fish  to  split  it  for  him,  but 
the  result  is  not  generally  satisfactory.  If  you  are  sole  owner  or  lessee  of  a 
first-class  split  bamboo  rod,  do  not  abuse  it.  It  was  not  intended  by  nature  to 
welt  a  mule  with,  nor  to  push  a  flat-bottomed  boat  off  the  mud,  and  when 
stepped  on  or  sat  down  upon,  it  has  a  way  of  looking  up  at  you  with  $30  worth 
of  mute  reproach  in  its  German-silver  eyes  which  is  very  saddening  to  the  true 
sportsman. 

A  fine  rod  is  not  designed  to  be  used  as  a  derrick.  Many  a  young  angler 
has  lost  his  salvation  by  attempting  to  hoist  a  four-pound  mud-turtle  from  the 
watef  with  a  seven-ounce  expensive  rod. 

It  may  as  well  be  stated  right  here  that  the  all-round  rod,  warranted  to  take 
anything  from  a  six-foot  tarpon  to  a  four-inch  bullhead,  is  a  dismal  failure. 
The  best  tarpon  rods  are  one  size  too  large  for  bullheads,  and  the  best  bullhead 
rods  are  seven  sizes  too  small  for  tarpon;  but  when  a  cast-iron  rake  is  fastened 
to  the  "general,"  all-round  rod,  it  is  useful  in  skittering  for  clams. 

The  young  angler  who  buys  one  first-class  rod  and  handles  it  as  tenderly  as 
though  it  were  a  boil,  is  $64  richer  than  the  man  who  fritters  away  his  substance 
buying  cheap  but  glittering  poles.  A  man  may  split  kindling-wood  in  a  far  less 
expensive  manner  than  by  fishing  with  the  kind  of  rod  that  has  nickel-plated 
ferrules  and  comes  in  a  long,  narrow  paper  bag. 


The  Reel 

When  the  young  angler  has  saved  up  money  for  several  years  and  owns  a 
good  rod,  he  then  should  struggle  to  become  possessor  of  a  good  reel. 

A  good  reel  is  more  valuable  to  a  true  sportsman,  as  a  friend,  than  a  small, 
rough-haired  yellow  dog. 

Reels  are  of  several  kinds.  There  is  the  click  reel,  the  multiplying  reel,  the 
Kentucky  reel  and  the  Virginia  reel.  Some  reels  are  simple  and  some  are  com- 
plicated. The  most  complicated  reel  I  ever  saw  was  owned  by  a  man  who  was 
coming  home  at  2  A.  M.,  after  a  prolonged  struggle  with  a  demijohn  of  Monon- 
gahela  at  a  wake. 

There  are  nickel-plated  man-traps  sold  under  the  name  of  reels  which  have 
caught  more  good  citizens,  and  ruined  them  for  life,  than  have  been  caught  by 
the  gallows.  There  is  nothing  sadder  in  this  vale  of  tears  than  to  see  a  strong, 
once  happy  man  sitting  down  in  his  boat  at  4  p.  m.,  when  the  bass  are  biting  at 
their  best,  trying  to  wind  a  reel  upon  which  he  thought  he  had  saved  $4,  but 
which  has  broken  four  brass  teeth  and  a  crank  in  the  eflFort  to  say  "Biz-z-z-zl" 

A  click  reel  is  only  used  upon  a  fly-rod.  It  makes  a  noise  like  winding  up  a 
kitchen  clock,  and  from  this  simple  but  vicious  habit  it  derives  its  name. 

A  multiplying  reel  is  one  which  winds  up  the  line  several  times  faster  than 
the  crank  turns.  The  multiplying  reel  is  to  be  used  in  casting  a  minnow  or  a 
deeply  pained  bullfrog  out  upoK  the  waters,  and  a  reel  which  multiplies  twic« 
is  preferred  by  the  angler  and  is  just  the  same  to  the  frog. 


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...Kb  are  of  several  kinds.     They  are  of  various  lengths  also,  but  most  of 
them  arc  about  as  long  as  a  piece  of  string.    A  braided  line  is  the  best  to 
upon  a  reel.    A  twisted  line  kinks,  and  one  day's  experi- 
ence with  a  kinky  line  will  use  up  more  of  a  man's 
chances   for   a    happy    hereafter   than    he    can    replace 
during  an  entire  camp  meeting  season  at  Asbury  Park. 

Silk  lines  are  best  to  use  in  fresh  water,  but  in  salt 
water  give  me  a  linen  line  or  give  me  death. 

For  fly-fishing  use  the  heavy,  enameled  water-proof 
line;  but  for  minnow  or  frog  casting  or  dredging  with 
worms,  buy  the  fine  hard-braided  silk.     It  runs  better  ^ 
from  the  reel. 

Leaders  are  long,  thin  pieces  of  gut,  which  look  like 
fiddle  strings,  but  have  too  many  knots  in  them  for 
that  purpose.  It  is  generally  whispered  about  that 
they  are  the  product  of  the  domestic  cat;  but  this  is  a 
mistake,  and  those  who  are  thus  seeking  an  excuse  for  Jusx  the  same  to  FRoaotK 
raising  cats  may  as  well  be  informed  that  I  have  exposed  their  hollow  scheme. 

Always  test  your  leaders  before  using  them.  You  may  save  money  by 
purchasing  cheap  leaders,  but  you  will  lose  fish.  Show  me  a  man  who  has  just 
bought  fourth-class  leaders,  and  I  will  show  you  a  man  who  will  eventually  use 
both  Profanity  and  Rum. 

Fish-hooks  are  of  various  shape,  size  and  disposition.  They  were  not 
intended  to  be  carried  loose  in  the  coat-tail  pocket.  A  courteous  sportsman, 
when  he  discovers  that  he  has  inadvertently  sat  down  upon  a  package  of  fish- 
hooks belonging  to  his  friend,  will  immediately  rise  and  try  his  best  to  return 
'  :e  hooks. 


Tnt  Atiiiicud  Fly 


The  artificial  fly  is  a  fish-hook  to  which  variously  colored  feathers  hare 
been  tied,  and  is  supposed  to  be  easily  mistaken  by  a  fish  for  a  real  fly.  If  this 
be  true,  it  is  a  strong  proof  that  a  fish  hasn't  sense  enough  to  come  in  when  it 
rains,  and  doesn't  deserve  to  live. 

Real  flies  may  be  obtained  at  most  watering  places  much  cheaper  than  the 
artificial  flies,  but  for  some  purposes  they  are  not  so  useful. 

Artificial  flies  are  all  named.  There  are  the  "Professor,"  the  "Hackle,"  the 
"Ibis,"  the  "Yellow  Sally"  and  several  other  breeds.  Whenever  a  bilious  angler 
has  no  luck,  and  nothing  to  do,  he  sits  down  and  concocts  a  new  swindle  in 
feathers,  christens  it  with  a  nine-jointed  Indian  name,  and  at  once  every  angler 
in  the  country  rushes  in  and  pays  $2  a  dozen  for  samples. 

To  cast  the  artificial  fly  well  requires  practice,  and  some  persons  are  more 
skillful  than  others.  The  first  thing  I  ever  caught  on  an  artificial  fly  was  a 
large  and  muscular  friend  who  was  sitting  in  the  stern  of  the  boat,  and  who 


larrovv-mindcd   enough  to   make  coarse  remarks  while   we  were  rowing 
to  camp  for  surgical  assistance. 
Oysters   do  not   rise   readily   to   the   artificial   fly,  particularly   during   the 
spawning  season. 

Tackle  boxes  are  now  thrown  upon  the  market  in  great  numbers,  and  aje 
of  several  sizes.  The  smallest  is  made  to  contain  chewing  tobacco  and  fish- 
hooks well  mixed  up  together;   but  the  larger  kinds  have  more  compartments 


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than  a  tenement-house,  and  will  hold  lines,  hooks,  reels,  sinkers,  gaiigs,  pokrr 
chips  and  other  necessaries  with  ease. 

I  submitted  to  Mr.  T.  B.  Mills  a  design  for  a  Sportsman's  Complete 
Portiablc  Tackle  Box  holding  seven  rods,  four  blankets,  a  demijohn,  canned 
oysters,  bacon  and  a  folding  boat,  with  extra  compartments  for  a  camp  kettle 
and  a  bowling  alley  to  be  used  in  case  of  rain,  but  as  yet  I  have  not  heard  that 
he  has  taken  any  steps  toward  getting  a  patent. 

Some  persons  complain  that  their  reels  will  not  fit  into  any  tackle  box 
made;  that  is  because  they  buy  the  reel  first.  The  proper  way  is  to  get  your 
tackle  box  and  then  only  purchase  such  articles  as  will  go  in  snugly. 


Some  fishes  are  very  gamey  while  they  arc  alive,  and  these  are  more  highly 
;r,zed  by  the  true  sportsman  than  fishes  which  only  become  gamey  after 
softening  up  for  several  hours  in  the  hot  sun,  like  a  menhaden.  The  mud 
turtle  is  not  a  game  fish. 

Most  game  fishes  will  rise  to  the  fly,  but  the  fishes  which  are  fly  enough 
not  to  do  this  pay  lower  rates  on  life  insurance. 

The  trout  is  a  various  fish.  In  the  South  he  is  a  lazy  black  bass  with  No.  14 
mouth  and  the  flavor  of  sour  mud.  In  the  Catskills  he  is  mostly  a  work  of 
imagination,  and  lives  only  in  the  clear,  cold,  running  prospectus  of  a  hotel 
charging  $4  a  day.  In  Parmachene  Lake  and  other  fastnesses  of  Maine  he  is 
a  medium  sized  whale  with  red  speckles  onto  his  sides,  and  it  costs  a  sportsman 
$9  a  pound  to  go  and  drag  him  out  of  his  native  lair.  In  other  portions  of  the 
effete  North  he  is  generally  a  five-inch  spotted  minnow  capable  of  stretching  an 
extra  inch  in  the  frying  pan,  and  is  as  full  of  spirit,  beauty  and  natural  cussed- 
ncss  as  a  young  and  red-headed  girl. 

The  untutored  trout  prefers  a  gob  of  worms  to  a  fly,  and  this  distressing 
fact  has  got  more  of  the  authorities  on  game  fish  in  trouble  than  has  the 
malaria. 

The  black  bass  is  another  game  fish.  He  is  of  two  species :  the  big  mouth 
and  the  small  mouth.  To  tell  a  big  mouth  from  a  small  mouth  has  bothered 
the  authorities  for  many  years.  Dr.  Henshall  says  one  is  a  grystes  SdmoideSj 
whatever  that  is,  and  that  the  other  is  a  something  or  other  Djlmieu;  but  I  think 
that  the  Doctor  is  prejudiced.  There  is  a  simpler  way  of  distinguishing  the 
two.  Catch  a  six-inch  bass,  and  if  you  can  insert  your  fist  in  his  countenance 
he  is  a  small  mouth,  but  if  you  can  crawl  down  him  yourself  he  is  the  other  kind. 

The  black  bass  is  very  capricious  in  his  diet.  Sometimes  he  will  take  the 
fly,  sometimes  the  minnow,  and  sometimes  he  prefers  a  large  and  fierce  bug 
Vfith  thirty-four  legs,  and  a  name  which  I  will  not  mention  in  an  article  which 
may  be  read  by  ladies.  A  black  bass  is  as  uncertain  as  a  lottery  ticket,  but 
differs  from  this  in  that  he  is  worth  the  monej'.  He  weighs  from  seven  pounds 
down.  Most  bass  weighing  seven  pounds  are  still  swimming  in  their  native 
waters,  having  been  lost  by  fishermen  who  tell  the  truth. 

A  bass  weighing  under  three-quarters  of  a  pound  is  called  a  throw-back, 
and  should  be  returned  to  the  water.  Bass  weighing  from  three-quarters  to 
one  and  a  half  pounds  are  cookies,  and  may  be  fried  and  devoured  with  a  little 
butter  and  a  great  deal  of  pleasure.  Bass  weighing  two  pounds  are  corkers; 
three  pounds  are  thumpers;  four  pounds  are  busters;  five  pounds  are  snorters, 
and  any  bass  weighing  more  than  that  is  an  old  He. 

The  salmon  is  a  game  fish  which  may  easily  be  captured  in  nie  Fuitoii 
Market  and  in  Canada,  but  he  is  the  exclusive  property  of  the  Restigouche  Club, 
which  has  a  patent  onto  him. 

A  good  salmon  outfit  will  cost  $135.64,  and  the  railroad  fares,  board,  guide 
and  pool  cost  about  ^737  more.  Then,  if  you  are  in  luck,  you  may  catch  a 
l6-pound  salmon  and  ship  it  in  ice  to  city  persons  who  never  eat  fish,  but  who 
will  say  "Thank  you"  in  a  manner  worth  fully  40  cents  on  your  return,  and  then 


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triped  bass  is  a  game  fish  wlrch  was  principally  designed  to  amus-; 
tne  Luttyhunk  Club  and  smash  up  high-priced  tackle. 

Tlie  pickerel  is  not  a  game  fish.    He  is  an  insect. 

There  is  a  fierce  fish  called  the  tomcod  which  infests  the  lower  Hudson. 
When  dredging  from  a  North  river  wharf  for  tommies,  sometimes  you  catch  a 
tomm}-  and  sometimes  you  catch  an  old,  water-logged  boot,  and  you  cannot  tel' 
which  until  you  get  it  to  the  surface,  except  that  usually  the  boot  offers  most 
resistance.  A  tomcod  sometimes  attains  the  length  of  six  inches  and  weighs  a^ 
least  three  ounces.  He  is  very  game.  When  you  hook  him,  he  helps  you  pull  up 
the  sinker,  and  then  fans  himself  until  you  take  him  in  out  of  the  wet.  Some- 
times a  tommy  will  be  game  enough  to  live  until  you  can  get  him  into  •  ■-  '  )i 
lut  he  is  usually  dead  and  half  sour  by  that  time. 


How  to  Angle 

There  are  various  methods  of  angling,  and  each  is  useful  in  its  way. 
Casting  the  fly  is  the  most  scientific  method.    Let  the  young  angler  imagiat 
the  rod  and  line  to  be  a  whip,  and  then  let  him  try  to  lamn  an  imaginary  mule 


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40  feet  away,  and  he  will  slowly  acquire  the  correct  motion.  If  t  ..:.•  .^  1  trte 
behind  him,  he  will  also  get  some  subsequent  exercise  which  will  be  healthful 
and  invigorating,  though  he  may  lose  his  patience  and  some  tackle. 

Casting  the  minnow  or  frog  is  great  sport,  when  the  bass  are  biting  well, 
which  occurs  in  the  dark  of  the  moon.  ?hr^vt  once  in  four  years.    Hook  the  tro<y 


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in  the  slack  of  his  trousers,  sling  him  out  as  far  as  you  can,  and  await  results. 
Fresh  excitement  can  always  be  had  by  putting  on  another  frog — that  is,  fresh 
excitement  for  the  new  frog.  Hook  a  minnow  through  the  lip.  He  will 
live  longer  than  when  hooked  through  the  kidneys,  and  he  will  have  just  as 
much  fun. 

Trolling  is  splendid  exercise  for  the  man  who  rows  the  boat;  but  the  corpu- 
lent man  who  sits  astern  and  swears  at  his  luck  does  not  get  the  benefit  of  this. 
Most  trollers  use  a  gang,  which  is  an  arrangement  of  ten  hooks;  but  this  must 
impair  a  fish's  digestion,  and  should  be  forbidden  by  law. 

Still-fishing  is  best  suited  to  paralytics,  convalescents  from  brain  fever,  and 
l^ersons  who  are  dead.  The  sport  consists  in  putting  a  hunk  of  bait  on  a  hook, 
flavoring  it  with  saliva,  and  then  lowering  it  to  await  the  coming  of  some 
goggle-eyed  marine  tramp  in  search  of  a  free  lunch. 


Conceming  the  BJack  Fly 


The  black  fly  is  not  as  large  as  the  bull  dog,  but  he  can  bite  with  both  ends. 
There  is  not  a  single  black  fly  in  the  Adirondacks.  All  the  black  flies  there  are 
born  married  and  have  large  families. 

The  black  fly  earns  his  living  by  raising  lumps  like  the  tgg  of  a  speckled 
hen  on  the  forehead  and  behind  the  ears  of  a  man,  who  will  simultaneously  wish 
that  he  could  die  and  be  out  of  his  misery.  One  hundred  and  seventy  black 
flies  can  feed  comfortably  on  each  square  inch  of  a  man's  ears;  but  the  simple- 
hearted  natives  of  Maine,  the  Adirondacks  and 
Canada  do  not  mind  them  until  they  settle  down 
nine  deep. 

The  lumps  raised  by  a  black  fly  will  grow 
seven  days  and  then  burst  into  a  rich,  dark-red 
bloom,  which  is  much  admired  by  the  angler 
when  he  sees  himself  in  a  looking-glass  trying 
to  shave. 

There  are  mosquitoes  and  deer  flies   also  in 
these   localities,   but   they  are   mere   toys   to   th< 
man  who  is  wrestling  with  several   million   free' 
and  easy  black  flies. 

Sometimes  the  black  flies  will  swoop  upon  a 
camp  of  anglers  in  Maine,  and  in  four  minutes 
there  will  be  nothing  left  but  a  few  whitened 
bones   and   the   red   pepper. 

Most  tackle  men  sell  various  kinds  of  highly  perfumed  paste,  which  they 
recommend  for  black  flies  and  then  charge  fifty  cents  a  box.  These  pastes  all 
have  musical  names  and  a  brown  smell,  and  the  black  flies  are  very  fond  of 
them.  The  natives  of  Maine  use  tar-oil.  A  liberal  bath  of  tar-oil  makes  a  man 
smell  a  good  deal  like  sludge  acid  and  sometimes  like  a  turkey-buzzard,  but  it 
does  seem  to  lessen  the  appetite  of  very  young  black  flies,  or  those  which  are 
chronic  cripples  or  invalids.  But  rather  than  go  around  smelling  like  a  dead 
Turk  who  has  been  kept  too  long,  I  will  die  in  battle  with  the  black  flies  and 
save  my  reputation. 


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Camping  out  is  a  noble  and  improving  -i)uii,  but  should  be  indulged  in 
Nvith  caution. 

Should  the  3^oung  angler  find  himself  to  be  hopelessly  lost  in  the  woods, 
he  should  proceed  to  camp  out  and  yell  in  a  shrill  tenor  voice  every  four 
minutes  during  the  night,  until  he  is  rescued  by  a  large  leather-headed  guide 
who  earns  $4  a  day. 

The  first  duty  of  the  camper  out  is  to  bini'i  i\  mc,  which  is  a  pleasant 
process  during  or  just  after  a  rain.  Having  built  the  lire,  he  should  spread  his 
blankets  to  the  windward.  The  windward  of  a  camp  fire  changes  every  sixty- 
four  seconds,  which  will  fill  the  young  angler  with  smoke  and  emotion  and  keep 
his  mind  occupied  by  moving  his  blankets  in  a  circle.  After  three  hours  of  this 
solemn  amusement,  he  may  let  the  fire  go  out,  and,  listening  to  the  grand  old 
voices  of  the  pines  and  mosquitoes,  drop  to  sleep,  if  he  can,  and  be  happy. 

If  the  young  angler  finds  that  he  has  no  matches,  he  may  rub  two  sticks 
together  after  the  manner  of  the  North  American  Indians  in  Cooper's  novels; 
but  unless  he  happens  to  be  an  Indian  himself  he  will  quit  after  several  hours* 
industry,  and  keep  warm  by  dancing  a  jig. 

Should  he  discover  during  the  night  that  he  had  accidentally  spread  his 
blankets  upon  a  nest  of  large  and  polygamous  ants,  he  should  at  once  arise  and 
move  camp.    No  angler  should  be  cruel  to  dumb  animals. 

The  art  of  cooking  in  camp  is  of  great  value.  Soup,  coffee  and  boiled 
cabbage  may  all  be  prepared  in  the  same  utensil,  but  for  sponge  cake  and 
calves-foot  jelly  a  separate  pan  must  be  used. 

I  had  a  friend  who  went  camping  in  the  North  Woods  for  two  weeks,  and 
he  says  he  enjoyed  every  minute  of  his  stay;  but  rather  than  go  again  he  \nll 
g©  to  State  prison  for  nine  years. 

If  the  few  little  precepts  I  have  given  can  be  of  any  use  to  the  young 
anglers  who  will  read  them,  I  shall  be  glad.     They  have  been  of  no  use  to  me. 

HENRY   QV\  CARLETON. 


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FISHING   TACKLE 
bearing  the  name  of 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON 

fctandArd  of   comparison  for  over   85  years,  and   is  to^day'^unap- 
proached  by  any  goods  at  any  price. 


BRAND 


Fishing  Tackle  bearing  the  Monarch  Brand  is  second  only  to  tackle  bearing 
(m  name.  It  is  equal  in  quality  to  that  sold  as  best  by  other  houses,  and  prices  on 
MonETch  Brand  are  much  lower. 


COMPANY 


The  Meivhattan  Company  line  of  fishing  tackle  comprises  a  full  assortment 
c^C^^ods,  Reels,  Lines,  Leaders,  Flies,  Fly  Books,  Bait  Pails,  etc.,  is 

MODERATE  m  PRICE,  GOOD  SERVICEABLE  QUALITY. 

Insist  on  getting  Pishing  Tackle  with  these  trade  marks.     They  have  75  years 
xnanufacturing  experience  behind  them. 


WILLIAM   MILLS   6.  SON.   21   Park  Place.  New  York 


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SALMON  TACKLE 

We  carry  a  full  tine  of  Salmon  Tackle  in  all  grades.  Our  best  tackle  is  unappioaohed 
by  any  on  the  market.  Our  raedium -priced  goods  are  the  best  of  their  kind  that  can 
be  had. 

THE  "H.  L.  LEONARD"  SALMON  RODS 
The  care  taken  in  properly  balancing  the  **H.  L.  Leonard"  Salmon  Rods  makes 
the  action  of  these  rods  very  perfect,  and  no  other  make  of  rods,  whether  made  of  split 
bamboo  or  any  other  wood,  approach  them  at  all  in  action  or  qualitj'. 
E      Rod  IS      feet  long,  weight  22  to  23  ounces,  length  of  handle  23      inches. .  $50.00 
F       Rod  14 M  feet  long,  weight  21  to  22  ounces,  length  of  handle  22  ^  inches..     50.00 

"H.  L.  LEONARD"  LIGHT  SALMON  OR  GRILSE  RODS 

J       Rod  14  feet  long,  weight  1 8  to  19      ounces,  length  of  handle  20  H  inches . .  ..$40.00 
K      Rod  1 3  feet  long,  weight  1 5  to  1 6  K  ounces,  length  of  handle  20      inches 40.00 

MONARCH  BRAND  SPLIT  BAMBOO  SALMON  FLY  RODS 
No.  Each. 

35     FouT'piece  Split  Bamboo,  with  extra  tip,  length  14  feet,  weight  about  17 

otmces $14.00 

40     Three-piece  Split  Bamboo,  with  extra  tip,  length  r4  feet,  weight  about  13 

to  20  ounces 18.00 

THE  "H.  L.  LEONARD"  SALMON  FLY  REEL 

No.  Each. 

48  German  silver  frame,  with  hard  rubber  panels,  capacity  120  yards  "Im- 
perial" waterproof  salmon  fly  line,  largest  size;  has  our  new  graduated 
adjustable  drag. $25.00 

MONARCH  BRAND  SALMON  REELS 
Fine  Quality  Rubber  and  Metal  Reel 
Balance  handle  is  protected  by  metal  Safety  Band.     Reel  has  removable  dick  and 
adjustable  drag. 

Kies 4  4K     inch 

No.  40    Nickel  and  Rubber $13.00         $14.60  each. 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON»S  "INTRINSIC"  WATERPROOF  SILK  LINE 
Double  tapered  42  or  60  yards,  from  $7.00  to  $12.00  per  line. 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  "STANDARD  IMPERUL"  WATERPROOF 

SILK  LINE 

Each. 

Sixe  C,  60  yards,  tapered  at  one  end $5.50 

Sice  D.  60  yards,  tapered  at  one  end 5.00 

Either  of  above  60  yard  Imes  spliced  tol  50  feet  Mills'  Celebrated  "Red  Spool"  Line     1  OQ 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  SALMON  LEADERS 
No.  Each. 

S     Medium  weight  single  gut  Salmon  Leader $1.50 

30     Heavy  weight  single  gut  Salmon  Leader 2.00 

19     Extra  heavy  finest  quality  single  gut  Salmon  Leader 3JM) 

ti    S   1  I       WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  HIGHEST  QUALITY  SALMON  FLIES    i 
At  prices  ranging  from  $3.00  per  dozen  up  according  to  size  and  pattern.  partle«» 
lars  on  application. 

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TROUT  TACKLE  

Each. 

L.  Leonard,  Catskill  Rods,  9  feet,  3^  to  4J4  ounces $30.00 

H.  L.  Leonard,  Trout  Fly  Rods,  all  lengths  and  weights 30.00 

Wm.  Mills  &  Son's  Standard  Fly  Rods,  all  lengths  and  weights 18,00 

Monarch  Brand  "Wonpareil"  Rods,  all  lengths  and  weights 10.00 

Manhattaa Company's  ''Eclipse"  Rods,  all  lengths  and  weights 6.50 

Manhattan  Company's  "Paragon"  Rods,  all  lengths  and  weights 3.50 

"Excelsior"  Split  Bamboo  Rods,  all  lengths 100 

H.  L.  Leonard  Fly  Reels $8.00  to  11.00 

William  Mills  &  Son's  "Fairy"  Reel 7.50 

Monarch  Brand  Fly  Reels , $2.50  to  $5.00 

Manhattan  Company's  Fly  Reels $0.60  to  2.00 

Wm.  Mills  &  Son's  "Intrinsic"  Fly  Line,  per  Une $2.10  to  7.00 

Wm.  Mills  &  Son's  "Impeiial"  Fly  Line,  per  Une $1.50  to  4.00 

Monarch  Brand  Fly  Line,  per  line $1.10  to  2.50 

Manhattan  Company's  "Acme"  Fly  Line,  per  line $0,55  to  1.30 

WILLL^M  MILLS  &  SON'S  "INTRINSIC''  LEADERS 

Each. 
Can  be  had  in  seven  different  weights,  6  feet  lengths $0.35 

MANHATTAN  COMPANY'S  "ELECTRIC"  LEADERS:;] 

Each. 
Can  be  had  in  4  weights,  six  feet  lengths $0.05  to  $0.27 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  BEST  QUALITY  TROUT  FLIES 

Dozen. 
In  all  patterns,  O'Shaughnessy's  Hooks,  sizes  6  to  12 $1.00 

WILLLAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  "SPECIAL  STREAM"  FLIES 

Dosen. 
In  a  great  variety  of  patterns  on  sneck  hooks,  sizes  6  to  15 $1.00 

MANHATTAN  COMPANY'S  "ELECTRIC"  TROUT  FLIES 

Dozen. 
AH  popular  patterns,  well  tied  onlHollow  Point  Sproat  Hooks .,  ..  $0,50 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  "LEVISON"  FLY  BOOK 

Each  Fly  is  held  in  the  book  at  full  length  and  separately  by  a  spring  and 
hook  made  especially  for  this  purpose.  Capacity  of  books,  from  32  to  120,  price 
from  $3.00  to  $10.75. 

MONARCH  BRAND  FLY  BOOK 
Has  metal  bar  on  each  end  to  hook  flies  on,  and  two  springs  in  center  of  each 
leaf.     Capacity  from  4  to  12  dozen,  price  $1.50  to  $6.00. 

Also  a  full  line  of 
EYED  FLY  BOXES  TROUT  BASKETS 

WADmO  NETS  LEADER  BOXES 

WADING  STOCKINGS  AND  PANTS  FLY  MINNOWS,  ETC. 

WADING  SHOES 

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**H.  L.  LEONARD"  SPLIT  BAMBOO  ROBS. 


Each. 
Single  piece  rod,  S  }4  feet  long,  5  ounces  in  weight,  with  independent 

single  grasp  handle. $25.00 


WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON»S  **STANDARD»'  SPLIT  BAMBOO  RODS 
No.  Each. 

216  K  Three-piece  and  bait  casting  rodL  length  6^  feet,  weight  6J4  ounces.  $18.00 
237      Three-piece  blacis  bass  bait  rod,  length  7  feet,  weight  6H  ounces. . . .     18.00 

MOIf  ARCH  BRAND  "NONPAREIL"  SPLIT  BAMBOO  RODS 
No.  Each. 

4021  Bait  casting  rod,  two  piece,  length  S}/i  feet,  weight  5K  ounces,  has 
large  agate  first  guide  and  large  agate  tip,  rest  of  guides  bait 
casting  two  ring;  double  cork  grasp $12.00 

MANHATTAN  COMPANY  "ECLIPSE"  SPLIT  BAMBOO  RODS 

We  have  made  a  specialty  of  "Eclipe"  Rods  for  many  years,  and  they  have 
given  perfect  satisfaction  to  many  excellent  anglers.    All  rods  are  nickel  mounted. 

No.  Each. 

3020-S  Two-piece  bait  casting  rod,  length  5H  feet,  weight  5v^  ounces, 

double  cork  grasp,  very  large  two  ring  guides,  large  tip $6.50 

B.  F.  MEEK  &  SONS  BAIT  CASTING  REELS 
From  $22.00  up. 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON»S  "INTRINSIC"  BAIT  CASTING  REEL 
Good  points  enough  to  fill  the  whole  booklet,  among  them  are: 
Phoiphor  Bronze  Bearings,  Perfect  Adjustment,  Light  but  Strong  Construction, 

$15.00  each, 

MONARCH  BRAND  BAIT  CASTING  REELS 
From  $3.25  to  $10.00  each.l 

MANHATTAN  COMPANY  BAIT  CASTING  REELS 
From  $2.00  to  $6.50  each. 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON»S  "RECORD"  LINE 

Hard  braided  silk  line.     Swells  very  little  when  wet.     Renders  freely  from 
reel.     No  dressing  whatever.     Does  not  stick  to  rod.     $3.50  per  100  yards. 


MONARCH  BRAND  "PENINSULA"  BAIT  CASTING  LINE 

A  plain,  undressed  silk  line,  specially  braided  for  bait  casting.  Color,  mottled 
black  and  white.     Put  up  on  SO  yard  spools,  two  connected.     90c.  per  spool. 

Just  a  smsJi  selection  is  shown  above,  complete  catalog,  showing  full  line  of 
rods,  reels,  lines,  baits,  etc.,  free  on  request. 

WILLIAM   MILLS   6.   SON,  21   Park   Place.  New  York 


H.  L.  LEONARD  TARPON,  TUNA  AND  SALT  WATER  RODS 
No.  Each, 

195  Regular  Beach  Rod.     7  feet  long,  weight  about  23  }i  ounces, 

handle  18  inches  long,  tip  S^  feet  long,  weight  11  ounces  $25.00 

196  V3  Tarpon  and  Tuna  Rod.     7  feet  long,  weight  about  26  ounces, 

handle  20  inches  long,  tip  5  7-12  feet  long,  weight  14 
ounces 25.00 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  FINEST  QUALITY  HAND-MADE  GREEN- 
HEART  TARPON  AND  TUNA  RODS,  $15.00  EACH 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON»S  "STANDARD"  SALT  WATER  RODS 
No.  Each. 

130  Two-piece  Rod,  with  extra  tip,  length  75<  feet,  weight  about 

1 7  ounces $18.00 

131  Three-piece  Rod,  with  extra  tip,  length  7  J4  feet,  weight 

about  1 5  ounces ISJOQ 

Each. 

Monarch  Brand  Salt  Water  Rods,  all  weights  from $5.00  to  10.00 

Manhattan  Company's  Salt  Water  Rods,  all  weights  from.. $1.60  to  5.00 

WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S  "INTRINSIC"  TARPON  AND  TUNA  REEL 

Each. 

Perfect  in  material  and  workmanship.  Simplest,  surest  and 
strongest  drag.  Drag  works  only  against  fish.  Light  weight 
— large  capacity $45.00 


MONARCH  BRAND  SALT  WATER  REELS 

Each» 
SizesI200  to  500  yards ..,, , $6.25  to  $28.00 

MANHATTAN   COMPANY'S  SALT  WATER  REELS 
Sizes  200  to  500  vards $2.25  to  10.00 


WILLIAM  MILLS  &  SON'S^REDISPOOL  BASS  AND  TARPON  LINES 

WILLIAMmiLLS-&lSON'S  "CAPTIVA"  TARPON  HOOKS 

WILLIAM^MILLS  &::SON'S  FORT  MYERS  TARPON  HOOKS 

WILLIAM   MILLS   S.  SON.   21   Park   Place.  New  York 


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